He made little, too little of sacraments and priests, because God
was so intensely real to him. What should read more

He made little, too little of sacraments and priests, because God
was so intensely real to him. What should he do with lenses who
stood thus full in the torrent of the sunshine.

I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.

I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.

God enters by a private door into every individual.

God enters by a private door into every individual.

Nearer, my God, to Thee--
Nearer to Thee--
E'en though it be a cross
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Nearer, my God, to Thee--
Nearer to Thee--
E'en though it be a cross
That raiseth me;
Still all my song shall be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!

What is it: is man only a blunder of God, or God only a blunder of man?

What is it: is man only a blunder of God, or God only a blunder of man?

God, to me, it seems, is a verb, not a noun, proper or improper.

God, to me, it seems, is a verb, not a noun, proper or improper.

A God without dominion, providence, and final causes, is nothing else but fate and nature.

A God without dominion, providence, and final causes, is nothing else but fate and nature.

If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him.

If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him.

It never frightened a Puritan when you bade him stand still and
listen to the speech of God. His read more

It never frightened a Puritan when you bade him stand still and
listen to the speech of God. His closet and his church were full
of the reverberations of the awful, gracious, beautiful voice for
which he listened.